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"Mom what are you doing here?" Jackson sighed rubbing his hands over his face. The day had been long and it wasn't even over. Between the mall explosion and helping to deliver a baby he felt both drained and elated. He'd sent April home reading the fatigue easily on her face. Catherine sighed and sat in the couch in her son's office. Her son she didn't know if she was doing the right thing but she knew she had to do it. It was finally time. "Mom seriously what's going on?"

"Can't a mother come and see her son especially since she's soon to be a grandmother?"

"A normal mother yes but I know you and you always have something up your sleeve so out with it." Catherine twisted her hands and tried to look at him. She grabbed her purse and pulled it close to her almost as if for security. Jackson watched with weary eyes. She pulled a file out of her purse and tapped it with her finger. She crossed and uncrossed her legs. "You're making me nervous what's in the folder?"

"Would you please come here and sit down?"

"No I think I'd rather stay behind this desk."

"Jackson." She pleaded.

"Fine." Getting up he moved over to the couch sitting down beside her. "Now what' going on?"

"You know I love you right?"

"Of course I know you love me but now you're scaring me so what's going on?"

She squeezed her eyes closed and opened them looking into his eyes as a single tear trailed down her face. "I love you." She muttered again. Bringing her hand up to caress his face. She straightened and laid the folder back in her lap. "When me and your father were first married we wanted children so badly. And I got pregnant right away we were so excited, but then I miscarried." Seeing the distress on her face Jackson reached out and took her hand. "We tried again and again I got pregnant, but again I miscarried. I had another miscarriage after that and then I was going to give up I had to give up."

"Why are you telling me this?" Jackson got an odd feeling in the pit of his stomach.

"Jackson we wanted so badly to have a baby of our own. So badly but the doctors told us that it just wasn't possible that my body just wouldn't sustain a pregnancy."

"But…. I'm here?" Jackson pointed out not liking how this conversation was going.

"Yes you're here." She tapped her finger against the file again.

"So what are you telling me?" Jackson eyed the file on her lap.

"I wanted a baby so badly. I begged your father to allow me to adopt. I begged I pleaded I'm sure I offered my soul at one point and finally he said okay." She smiled slightly. "You came to use on a cold November night in 1982."

"You're telling me I'm adopted is that what you're saying?" Jackson demanded as his heart felt like it was going to pound out of her chest.

"Yes Jackson I'm telling you you're adopted."

"How.. What.. Why?" He swallowed and stood up as he stared to pace the office. "Why now why are you telling me this now?" He demanded.

"You're father… Oh I guess I should say Harper Jr. finally sent me the only known record of how your birth mother was. You see I didn't care I just wanted you and as far as I knew for the longest time it was a sealed file that no one could get to it. I should have known that Harper would have it. I should have known something was up it was just too easy but I wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth."

"Too easy something was up what are you talking about?"

"He sent it to me told me if I didn't tell you the truth he'd find a way to come back. I couldn't let him tell you no this was for me to tell you and I'm sorry I should have told you long ago but you were mine all mine and I didn't want anything to change that. I know you might find that selfish."

"So you're telling me that you never knew who my birth parents were?"

"No."

"But you do now?"

"No"

"What do you mean no you have the answers in her hand?"

"I didn't open this folder I felt it was your right to open the folder. I kept this from you for so long that I think it's only right that you find out now or never in your own time but that's up to you. If you want to know open the folder if you don't then leave it." He walked softly towards her taking the folder from her hands with shaking hands. He went back behind his desk sitting the folder on his desk he stared down at it.

"I don't know if I can do this." He shook his head. "I need to go home." He looked up into the worried eyes of his mother. Griping the folder he stood in front of her and bent down to kiss her. "I still love you." He whispered before exiting the room leaving a shaky Catherine behind. As she watched him disappear down the hall she collapsed on his couch and let the tears that been locked Inside fall.

He wasn't sure how he got home. He just knows he did as he sits in his car and drums his fingers on the steering wheel looking at the folder that held the secrets of his birth. The folder that wanted shatter him. He gingerly picked it up as he exited the car and made his way up to his and April's apartment he let himself in. He stood in the foyer not wanting to go any farther not sure if he could go any farther.

"Oh Jackson you're home." April smiled as she came around the corner. She stopped at the look on his face. "Are you okay?" When he didn't answer her, when he looked like he was just looking through her she walked up to him and took his hand. "Jackson please what's wrong." He looked down at her as if seeing her for the first time. He handed her the folder with shaking hands. "What is this?" taking her hand he led her to the couch and sat her down. Taking the folder back from her he held it between his hands.

"Today my mom came to my office. She told me some shocking news….. " April waited for him to continue seeing this was hard for him. "She told me I was adopted." His eyes dropped to the folder and her eyes followed. Her mouth formed a silent oh but she couldn't seem to get anything else out. "Inside this folder I'm told I'll find the name of my birth mother. He held the folder away from him as if it would burst into flames at any moment.

"Who is it?" she asked.

"I don't know mom didn't open it she says that's up to me."

Taking his hand she looked at him. "Do you want to know?"

"I don't know I think I do." He swallowed. "Don't let go." He whispered as he opened the folder. He looked down at the bold black print that said birth mother. His heart dropped his stomach swirled and he heard April gasp beside him. For there in Black and white where the words Birth mother Ellis Grey.

A.N So what do you think. Jackson being Richard and Ellis secret child instead. I know the baby was born in 1983 but for this story I made it 1982 just to fit Jackson's age. Anyway tell me what you think.